South Bay restaurant news: new eateries in Redondo, holiday cooking classes, all-you-can-eat sushi in Manhattan Beach
News from Redondo…Manhattan Beach has been the focus of several recent columns, not because I have anything against the other beach cities but because that’s where the news has been. This time it’s Redondo’s turn, with openings, classes, and other interesting items. New Kids in Town… I remember being surprised when I was driving in […]
Redondo Beach second-graders build neighborhood library
This is a home for books – free books – that Mrs. Buller’s class donated as part of a nationwide campaign to promote literacy.
A View from the Bridge: Masquerades and waterways in Venice
Arriving there during the waning years of the 19th century, writers and artists “relished Venice because it was so rarefied and dreamlike, and so inexorably doomed.” Richard Ormond, in Sargent and Italy, also added that these visitors “reveled in the idea of the city as a place of decaying splendor and corroding beauty, of sensual […]
Author Smoke Monkey International: author James Westhoff’s genre-defying tale of adventure, archeology, dishwashing, and destiny
This summer, Hermosa Beach writer James Westhoff welcomed two babies into the world. His first child, daughter Lila, was born on July 6. And on August 2, Westhoff released his first novel, “Smoke Monkey International.” Both babies got their start at the University of California at San Diego, where the author met his wife, artist […]
From “Smoke Monkey International,” by James Westhoff
Life at the Copan excavation site had little in common with what Professor Eugene Lattistrom experienced when he first went there to study the ruins twenty years earlier. A younger generation had now seized control, and they brought with them all their modern influences. They were not pioneers, as Lattistrom once was. They wielded machetes […]
About Town in Redondo Beach: Week of Nov. 12
What’s happening in Redondo Beach this week?
About Town in Manhattan Beach: Week of Nov. 14
What’s happening in Manhattan Beach this week?
Giving thanks to a local charity at Chronic Tacos
Television celebrity Wee Man is giving the South Bay a chance to thank and honor its favorite charity by way of a free event at Chronic Tacos.
“Aftermath” – Secrets and Lies [MOVIE REVIEW]
“Aftermath,” a small award-winning Polish film written and directed by Wladyslaw Pasikowski opens old wounds and tackles everlasting questions of guilt, innocence, greed, superstition, rationalization and deep-seated hatred. Frank, having left his small village in Poland for Chicago some 20 years before, returns inexplicably, ostensibly to reconnect with his younger brother Josef. His arrival, known […]
Redondo Beach council votes to reserve waterfront decision
For the second time, the Redondo Beach City Council has voted to postpone a decision – an action item the mayor referred to as “the big kahuna” – about whether to approve developer CenterCal’s blueprints for a 200,000 square-foot, $300 million revamp of the city’s waterfront.
Redondo Beach: Kensington Assisted Living Facility 11-28-2013
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH Community Development Department NOTICE OF SCOPING MEETING SUBJECT: Scoping Meeting for Environmental Impact Report Kensington Assisted Living Facility PROJECT ADDRESS: 320 Knob Hill Avenue, Redondo Beach Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15082(c)(1), the City of Redondo Beach, as the Lead Agency, will prepare an Environmental […]
Notice of Trustee’s Sale: 11-28-2013
Trustee Sale No. : 20130187404100 Title Order No.: 1493567 FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/04/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST […]
Hermosa Beach: 11-28-2013 Special Events, Public Notice
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH […]
Alcoholic Beverage Control: 11-28-2013
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Date of Filing Application: November 13, 2013 To Whom It May Concern: The Name of the Applicant is:Redondo Beach Brewing Company Inc. The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at:1814 S. Catalina […]
Fictitious Business Name Statements: 11-28-2013
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2013 235575. The following individual is doing business as: The Strand, 901 Hermosa Avenue Ste F, Hermosa Beach, California, 90254, LA, Daniel Inez, 901 Hermosa Avenue Ste F, Hermosa Beach, California, 90254, Anthony Hernandez, 901 Hermosa Avenue Ste F, Hermosa Beach, California, 90254. This business is conducted by Copartners. […]
Hermosa Beach Events and Happenings – November 14
Emerging Leaders Winners of this year’s Emerging Leader Awards were honored at the City Council on Tuesday. The Hermosa Beach Emerging Leader Award is a joint effort between the City of Hermosa Beach and Leadership Hermosa Beach and all recipients have great records of community service and leadership. This year’s winners include Jacob Feder, the […]